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Summer SBL Course

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Transferable Skills Document (the Big Blue Head)

Day 1: Wednesday, June 18

  • Early Block:  Bagels and welcome from Castleton State College
  • Block 1: Priming the Brain

                       Pre-reading: Chapter 1 of Switch and Chapter 3 of Art of Changing the Brain
                       Purpose: to prime the brain for learning; to introduce the language of the course                       
                       Task: Trevithicks: What does learning look like?
  • Break
  • Block 2: The Brain and Learning: Workshop with Bill Rich

                       Purpose: to understand the importance of coherence and connectedness to the brain and learning.
                       Bill's slides
                       Bill's pre-assessment and Learning Profile Cards
                       Bill's Workshops next year (shameless promotion)
  • Block 3: Clear Destinations (and Lunch)

                       Purpose: to understand the importance of clear goals & learning targets in the classroom and to learning. 
                       Reading: Chapter 3 of Switch (Destination Postcard)
  
  • Block 4: KUDs and Learning Scales 

                       Purpose: to clearly articulate learning scales. 
                       Task: independent and group work time.
  •   Callback

Day 2: Thursday, June 19

  • Early Block: Coffee and Individual Questions
  • Block 1: Guided Work Time (Based on KUD and Scale Feedback)
  • Break
  • Block 2: Summative Assessments
  • Block 3: Guided Work Time: individual and small group (and lunch)
  • Block 4: Practice, Formative Assessment, and Differentiation 
  • Callback

Day 3: Friday, June 20

  • Early Block: Questions
  • Block 1: Guided Work Time based on summative feedback
  • Break
  • Block 2: Website Development or summative workshopping
  • Block 3: Same as Block 2 (and Lunch)
  • Block 4: Guided Work Time and Individual Goal-Setting
  • Callback

Day 4: Wednesday, August 20

  • 8:30-9:00: Welcome Back and Wormeli
  • 9:00-11:00: Guided Work Time based on feedback and individual needs: checklist for worktime
  • 11:00-2:00: Grading: with HQFT
  • 2:00-3:00: Discussion and Implications
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